KANE (AM)

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KANE
Broadcast area Lafayette, Louisiana
Frequency 1240 kHz
Branding(Kane) Radio AM 1240
Programming
Format Full-service oldies
Affiliations Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerCoastal Broadcasting of Lafourche, L.L.C.
History
First air date
August 1946 (1946-08)
Call sign meaning
 SugarKANE
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 48452
Class C
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
 30°1′3″N91°50′10″W / 30.01750°N 91.83611°W / 30.01750; -91.83611
Translator(s) 107.5 K298CQ (New Iberia)
Links
Public license information
Website kane1240.com

KANE (1240 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies music format. Licensed to New Iberia, Louisiana, United States, the station serves the Lafayette area. The station is currently owned by Coastal Broadcasting of Lafourche, L.L.C. and features programming from Westwood One. [2]

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History

A partnership of George H. Thomas, James J. Davidson Jr., and Daniel H. Castille, the New Iberia Broadcasting Company, received a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission for a new 250-watt, unlimited-time radio station to serve New Iberia on January 9, 1946. [3] The new station permit selected the call letters KNEI before changing to KANE on May 16 of that year. [3] From studios on St. Peter Street, [4] signed on in August [5] and joined the Mutual Broadcasting System on December 15. [6] In the early years of the station, there were several changes of ownership in the New Iberia Broadcasting Company. Dierrell Hamm became a partner in 1952; he sold his stake to Don Bonin in 1957. [3] The station also changed network affiliations from Mutual to ABC in 1952, airing both networks' output for seven months. [7] Ten years later, KANE was approved to increase its power to 1,000 watts during daylight hours. [3]

KANE news reports were scrutinized after an August 1969 clash between five White and 35 Black students. The station reported that the principal of New Iberia Senior High School, at the time in the process of desegregation, [8] and two White students had been injured and hospitalized when, in fact, the principal was unhurt. However, based on KANE's erroneous reporting, many parents pulled their children from school, and police tear gassed the Black youths. [9]

In 1977, original owners Thomas and Davidson sold KANE after more than 30 years to a group headed by general manager Arthur Suberbielle for $629,000. [10] Suberbielle, a New Iberia native, invested in AM stereo for KANE, converting in 1983, [11] In addition to KANE, Suberbielle also owned an outdoor advertising company and published Acadiana Lifestyle magazine. [12]

Former logo KANE logo.jpg
Former logo

Michael F. Starr purchased KANE in 2001 for $430,000. [13] Starr sold 49 percent of KANE to Jerry Gisclair, forming Coastal Broadcasting, later that year. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KANE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KANE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. 1 2 3 4 FCC History Cards for KANE
  4. ↑ "New Iberia Radio Station On Air In Three Weeks". The Daily Advertiser. May 30, 1946. p. 3. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  5. ↑ "KANE" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1968. p. B-72.
  6. ↑ "Six New MBS Affiliates Announced; Total 383" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 16, 1946. p. 34. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Iberia Station Set For ABC Tie-In". The Advertiser. May 28, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Students Boycott School In New Iberia". Monroe Morning World. August 29, 1969. p. 3-A. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  9. ↑ "KANE says its news didn't distort fights" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 8, 1969. p. 56. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Changing hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 1, 1977. p. 31. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  11. ↑ "AM stereo: Up and walking" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 3, 1989. p. 81. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Suberbielle named as 'Mr. Iberia'". The Advertiser. September 19, 1994. p. A-4. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Transaction Digest" (PDF). Radio Business Report. April 30, 2001. p. 14. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  14. ↑ "BAL20011204AAK APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGN BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE OR TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". Federal Communications Commission. December 4, 2001. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
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